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• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  every weekend. I deserved it. The first step in my day of laziness was ... day spa and salon on Newbury Street. The priciness of Newbury Street establishments roughly increases as one moves west to east, and the Daryl

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  my internship at the National Institutes of Health the summer after ... what I spent my high school summers mostly doing. So at the end of my ... , which I'm sure you've realized if you've read the rest of my blog). You

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Guest Post] A Day in the Life of a Clown College Student by Joy X. Clown College ‘29

  

  while blasting Entry of the Gladiators.  https ... the exact opportunity I was looking for. In my senior year of high ... look where I am now! …that is, soaked and sleepy with Entry of the

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  Freshman orientation for the Class of 2018 officially begins in two ... participate in one of 22 Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs (FPOPs), which offer students an early introduction to in the social life of learning at MIT. As

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  enjoying the writing classes and my job outside of class working with ... quickly. We met and the next thing I know I'm handing in a sheet of paper ... had to apply to them with all the terms of getting a second major. So

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Update It's been an amazing year!

  

  had to name one aspect of myself that has changed the most in the last year, it has to be the volume of hair on my head. Although I always dreamt of growing out the afro, I never had the opportunity until I moved

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cream Tea with the MIT Club of Great Britain Meeting MIT alumni in the UK

  

  The MIT Club of Great Britain invited us to cream tea recently. Here ... tea was when I went to this event. But the president of the club kindly ... doing very well. One of the alum in attendance is from Hong Kong and just

  • by Cambridge
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  committee. That night I edit 50 pages of copy for the new viewbook in ... enormously rewarding. After we all gather around the table, Marilee offers ... here. Anthony captures a stunning picture of me and MadMatt towards the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Scheduling Conflict Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)

  

  't Doonesbury vote-bomb me though! A new class will be offered by the Economics Department in fall, 2006: The Challenge of World Poverty. The class is intended ... extreme poverty a thing of the past? Why do some countries grow fast and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2022 are now ... here. Because of the competitiveness of our pool, we have already ... , and go crush the rest of your college applications this cycle. The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  16.810 Rapid Design and Prototyping 8 days to build an airplane. Intrigued?

  

  . Throughout my childhood, a small walk in closet in the basement of my house was ... !). Birthdays and Christmas were the only days of the year on which we'd actually ... got to do the same thing! Except instead of LEGOs, we started with a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  rand.random Random photos of 2016

  

  the west of there! July I spend two weeks in July at some warehouses ... about, that we easily forget, that comprise the in-between points of time ... , Google photos and Snapchat) the random moments of daily life can be more

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  this class. I'm already 3% of the way to completing 8.07! Don't give up now! (Bonus: Thanks to funding from the MIT Class of '22, everyone in 8.07 received a free copy of The Maxwellians on the first day of lecture. On the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  It's Sunday, and the beginning of the second full week of June ... college degree (whenever I'm not lazy) instead of making millions of dollars ... . But hey, don't get me wrong - you can do a lot of other things in the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Events

  picture the world my phone's storage space hates me

  

  last year from my dorm in the west side of campus to my classes in the ... intersections, parks — evoke moments in the past, or sometimes collections of ... where you took your photos, in the form of a heat map: [carousel image1

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  Alton suggests in his "In the Bulb of the Night" episode, the leftover oil ... DID YOU KNOW? The new wave-y pop song "I Should Be Allowed To Think" by They Might Be Giants begins with the lyrics, "I saw the best minds

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  We don't have any age limits or restrictions (in either/any direction). We also do not require a high school diploma. You should apply to MIT when you are academically and socially ready to pursue our challenging
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to “Teach” Leadership Please find the probability that Shakespeare diffuses into my GEL classes given that my schedule…

  

  hours upon hours of basically the same material each night. This semester ... , my classes for the GEL program are relatively free of curveballs when ... standard 12-unit MIT class. At the beginning of the semester, I heard there

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston well-trodden and well-hidden alike

  

  A summer in Cambridge did wonders for my knowledge of the area. While I was at MIT, I barely explored the city, so my knowledge of my ... some of my favorite spots in the area! Kendall Square Area 1

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in New York! where chicken and rice is so good.

  

  I think one of the greatest things about going to college is the amount of time you have outside of the school year to explore different ... Madrid, Tokyo, and San Francisco. Through the madness of MIT, savoring

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 27, 2010